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#11/12 Kentucky Wildcats at Kansas State Wildcats Thursday, Dec. 3 - 7:30 p.m. ET Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) - Lexington, Ky. UK Athletics Communication and Public Relations · (859) 257-3838 · www.ukathletics.com Evan Crane ([email protected]) and Cami Moore ([email protected]) TV - Big 12 Now/ESPN+ Radio - UK Sports Network Live Stats Tickets (home games) Follow the Cats PBP: Brian Smoller PBP: Darren Headrick kentucky.statbroadcast.com Ticketmaster.com Twitter: @KentuckyWBB Ticket quantities will be Analyst: Missy Heidrick 630 AM WLAP (Lexington) (home games only) limited this season due to Instagram: @KentuckyWBB COVID-19 regulations. Facebook: /KentuckyWBB 2020-21 KENTUCKY WBB SCHEDULE Record: 2-0, 0-0 SEC Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 November 2020 Ranking: 11th (AP)/12th (Coaches) 25 MURRAY STATE SEC Network+ W, 86-60 Last Game: W, 70-50 vs. Belmont (11/29) 29 BELMONT SEC Network W, 70-50 Interim Head Coach: Kyra Elzy Alma Mater: Tennessee, 1999/2001 December 2020 Overall: 2-0 (1.000) (1st season) 3 at Kansas State^ Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. at UK: 2-0 (1.000) (1st season) 6 INDIANA ESPNU 4 p.m. 9 MARSHALL SEC Network+ 7 p.m. Record: 1-0, 0-0 Big 12 13 SAMFORD SEC Network+ 2 p.m. Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 16 at DePaul DePaul Live Stream 3 p.m. Ranking: n/a 19 WOFFORD SEC Network+ 1 p.m. Last Game: W, 66-51 vs. Southern (11/29) 22 TBD TBD Head Coach: Jeff Mittie 31 ARKANSAS* SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Alma Mater: Missouri Western, 1989 Overall: 571-314 (.645) (29th season) January 2021 at K-State: 117-79 (.596) (7th season) 3 at Tennessee* TBD QUICK NOTES 7 at Texas A&M* SEC Network 8:30 p.m. • Kentucky is in its 47th season with a 847-548 (.607) all-time record. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA* TBD • The Wildcats have had great success in Memorial Coliseum, sitting 14 at Auburn* SEC Network 8:30 p.m. at 462-159 (.744) overall in the historic building. 17 VANDERBILT* SEC Network 5 p.m. • The Wildcats are coming off an impressive opening week taking 24 at Mississippi State* TBD down two OVC opponents in Murray State (86-60) and four-time 28 ALABAMA* SEC Network 7 p.m. defending OVC champion Belmont (70-50). Five different players 31 MISSOURI* SEC Network 1 p.m. scored 10+ points during the week while UK averaged 78 points. • Kentucky and Kansas State are meeting for the first time in program February 2021 4 at Ole Miss* TBD history on Thursday. The game is part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, 11 TENNESSEE* TBD which UK owns a 1-1 record in after defeating Oklahoma at home 15 at Florida* SEC Network 7 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2016 and falling at Baylor in Waco on Nov. 30. 18 LSU* TBD • For the 12th time in the last 14 seasons, the Wildcats started the 21 at South Carolina* TBD season ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25. UK was No. 11 in 25 at Georgia* TBD the preseason listing this year, which was its highest since 2014-15. 28 OLE MISS* SEC Network Noon • Including last week’s wins, the Wildcats have now won 25 straight non-conference home games inside Memorial Coliseum dating back March 2021 to December of 2017 when it lost back-to-back to UofL and Cal. 3-7 SEC Tournament (N1) SEC Network TBD • Chasity Patterson is leading UK in scoring this season averaging 20 19-22 NCAA First & Second Rounds (N2) TBD points per game after 30 in the season opener and 10 vs. Belmont. 26-29 NCAA Regionals (N3) TBD She has led UK in steals both times, including 8 vs. Murray State. • This will be the first game of the season for AP Preseason All-Ameri- April 2021 can Rhyne Howard, who was suspended the first two games for not 2 & 4 NCAA Final Four (N4) TBD upholding the standards of the program. Tatyana Wyatt will not play vs. K-State as she completes her three-game suspension. * denotes SEC game; ^ denotes SEC/Big 12 Challenge; All game times are • In 46 years of women’s basketball, Kentucky has 95 wins over EASTERN STANDARD TIME and subject to change due to TV selection; All home ranked opponents and are scheduled to face nine ranked teams. games are ALL CAPS and will be played at Memorial Coliseum unless noted oth- • Kyra Elzy became the eighth head coach in Kentucky women’s erwise; N1 – SEC Tournament – Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours Wellness Arena); basketball history on Thursday, Nov. 12 when UK AD Mitch Barnhart N2 – NCAA First & Second Rounds – TBD; N3 – NCAA Regionals – Albany, N.Y. named her interim head coach following the abrupt retirement of (Times Union Center), Austin, Texas (H-E-B Center), Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Cen- Matthew Mitchell. The 2020-21 season is the ninth for Elzy in the ter), Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena); N4 – NCAA Final Four Kentucky program with most of that time coming as the associate – San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) head coach. Elzy has recruited some of the best players to ever wear the Blue and White and helped guide the Wildcats to the SEC Championship in 2012 and two NCAA Elite Eights. 2020-21 KENTUCKY WBB ROSTER NUMERICAL BY CLASS No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Seniors (3) 00 Olivia Owens C R-So. 6-4 Albany, N.Y./Niskayuna HS/Maryland KeKe McKinney 1 Robyn Benton G Jr. 5-9 Conyers, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian/Auburn Chasity Patterson 3 KeKe McKinney F Sr. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS Tatyana Wyatt 5 Blair Green G Jr. 6-0 Harlan, Ky/Harlan County HS 10 Rhyne Howard G Jr. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS Juniors (5) 12 Treasure Hunt G Fr. 6-1 Chattanooga, Tenn./Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Robyn Benton 13% Jazmine Massengill G Jr. 6-0 Chattanooga, Tenn./Hamilton Heights/Tennessee 14 Tatyana Wyatt F Sr. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS Blair Green 15 Chasity Patterson G Sr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore/Texas Rhyne Howard 20 Erin Toller G Fr. 5-7 Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy Jazmine Massengill 21 Nyah Leveretter F Fr. 6-3 Blythewood, S.C./Westwood HS Kameron Roach 23 Kameron Roach G R-Jr. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS 34 Emma King G Soph. 5-10 Stanford, Ky./Lincoln County HS Sophomores (3) 44 Dre’una Edwards F R-So. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty HS/Utah Dre’una Edwards ALPHABETICAL Olivia Owens No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Emma King 1 Robyn Benton G Jr. 5-9 Conyers, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian/Auburn 44 Dre’una Edwards F R-So. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty HS/Utah Freshmen (3) 5 Blair Green G Jr. 6-0 Harlan, Ky/Harlan County HS Treasure Hunt 10 Rhyne Howard G Jr. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS Nyah Leveretter 12 Treasure Hunt G Fr. 6-2 Chattanooga, Tenn./Hamilton Heights Erin Toller 34 Emma King G Soph. 5-10 Stanford, Ky./Lincoln County HS 21 Nyah Leveretter F Fr. 6-3 Blythewood, S.C./Westwood HS 13% Jazmine Massengill G Jr. 6-0 Chattanooga, Tenn./Hamilton Heights/Tennessee BY HEIGHT 3 KeKe McKinney F Sr. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS 5-5 ......................... Chasity Patterson 00 Olivia Owens C R-So. 6-4 Albany, N.Y./Niskayuna HS/Maryland 5-6 ..............................Kameron Roach 15 Chasity Patterson G Sr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore/Texas 23 Kameron Roach G R-Jr. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS 5-7 .........................................Erin Toller 20 Erin Toller G Fr. 5-7 Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy 5-9 .................................Robyn Benton 14 Tatyana Wyatt F Sr. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS % denotes player will sit out 2020-21 season due to NCAA transfer rules 5-10 .....................................Emma King 6-0 .......................................Blair Green COACHING STAFF Interim Head Coach: Kyra Elzy (Tennessee, 1999, 2001) – 1st season, 9th at Kentucky ....................... Jazmine Massengill Assistant Coach: Niya Butts (Tennessee, 2000; Tennessee Tech, 2002) – 5th season, 10th at Kentucky 6-1 ............................... KeKe McKinney Assistant Coach: Amber Smith (Kentucky, 2011) – 3rd season, 10th at Kentucky (player/support staff) Interim Assistant Coach: Daniel Boice (Arizona, 2014, 2016) – 1st season, 5th at Kentucky (support staff) 6-2 ............................... Tatyana Wyatt ................................Rhyne Howard SUPPORT STAFF Assistant Athletics Director/Women’s Basketball: Amy Tilley (Kentucky, 2007) ............................Dre’una Edwards Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Lin Dunn (UT Martin, 1969) ................................ Treasure Hunt Academic Counselor/WBB Admin.: Tiffany Hayden (Kentucky, 2001; Louisville, 2009) Director of Recruiting: Aisha Foy (Radford, 2016; Southeast Missouri State, 2018) 6-3 .............................Nyah Leveretter Recruiting Assistant: Jackie Clark (Kentucky, 2015; Kentucky, 2017) 6-4 ................................... Olivia Owens Coaching Video Coordinator: DeNesha Stallworth (Kentucky, 2013) Staff Support Associate: Carrie Marshall (Kentucky, 2003) PRONUNCIATION Kim Troxall (SCAD, 1994) Creative Director: Dre’una Edwards (dre-ON-a) Senior Athletic Trainer: Courtney Jones (Purdue, 2001) Monica Fowler (Kentucky, 2010) Nutrition Coach: Nyah Leveretter (ni(like high)-uh) (lev- Dr. Robert Hosey (Virginia Tech, 1989) Team Physician: er-RETT(lke wet)-tur Strength & Conditioning Coach: John Spurlock (Hanover College, 2005) Evan Crane (Kentucky, 2010) WBB Communications Director: Tatyana Wyatt (TOT-e-on-uh) WBB Communications Assistant: Cami Moore (Kentucky, 2018) Kortez Wilson (Kentucky, 2014) Equipment Manager: Rhyne Howard (pronounced like RYAN) 2020-21 RADIO/TELEVISION CHART OLIVIA ROBYN KEKE BLAIR RHYNE OWENS 00 BENTON 1 MCKINNEY 3 GREEN 5 HOWARD 10 6-4 – R-Soph.